Shoe.



J, A, NORDLOH.

SHOE.

APPUcATIoN FILED FEB. 25, |915.

Patente Jan. 16, 1917.

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Be it known that I, JOHN A. NonDLoH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Evanston, Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State ofOhio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shoes, ofwhich the following is a specification.

rIhis invention relates to improvements in slices and more particularlyto soft sole shoes. Shoes of this type now on the market have the upperunited to the sole by a seam running entirely around the' inside of theshoe at the margin o-f the'sole and ordinarily this seam is not coveredin any way whatsoever and proves decidedly uncomfortable particularly tothe heel. Furthermore, such slices are also uncomfortable to wear due tothe absence of a counter, no satisfactory means, so far as I am aware,having been previously discovered whereby a counter could beconveniently inserted in a shoe of this type. The present invention,therefore, aims to provide a shoe of this type having a counter soinserted as to cover the seam above referred to at the heel of the shoeand thereby render the shoe more comfortable to wear and also preventsagA ging or collapse of the heel.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure l is a fragmentary sectionalperspective view of the heel portion of a shoe of the type abovementioned formed in accordance with the present invention. Fig. 2 is avertical transverse sectional view through the heel portion of the shoe.Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. l, illustrating ay slight modificationof the invention. Fig. l is a view similar to Fig. 2 illustrating thestructure shown in Fig. 3.

In the drawings the numeral l indicates the heel portion of the upper ofthe shoe and 2 the sole of the shoe. The upper l may be of leather,cloth, or, in fact, any other suitable flexible material, and the sole 2is preferably of thin {iexible leather, although it also may be of othermaterial if found desirable. The lower edge of the upper 1 is united tothe margin of the sole 2 by a line of stitching forming a seam 3, theedges of which seam are located within the 4shoe so that eXteriorly theshoe will present a neat and uniform appearance at the line of junctureof the upper and sole.

The shoe embodying the present invention also includes an insole whichis indii fS-peciication of ietters Patent. Y i Piltgl'td Jam, 16, tgp?.I

` Application' faire rem-nary 25, 191e.- seriai No. 230,439.

cated. by the numeral l and which is pref erably substantially of thesame marginal contour as the sole 2.

The heel of the shoe shown in Fig. l of the drawings is stiiifened andsupported by a counter indicated in general by the numeral 5 and thiscounter may be secured within the heel portion of the upper 1 by leathercement or by means of lines of stitching as illustrated in the drawings.

In that form of the invention shown in Figs. l and 2 of the drawings,the lower edge or marginal portion of the counter 5 is provided at itsrear portion with a number of V-shapedv incisions 6 and the said portionof the vcounter is turned inwardly before the insole is inserted so thatafter the insole has been placed within the shoe and is stitched orotherwise secured in place, the said inturned edge portion of thecounter blank, which is indicated by the numeral 7, will extend betweenthe marginal portion of the insole and the marginal portion of the sole2, as clearly shown in the said figures of the drawings. The V-shapedincisions 6, of course, permit of the said inturned marginal portion ofthe counter being received between the sole 2 and insole et withoutcausing any bulgingin either sole. In order that the space del-ined bythe edge of the inturned marginal portion of the counter may be lled sothat the insole 4 will not sag into this space, a filler blank 8 is interposed between the two soles. By reference to the said Figs. l and 2of the drawings it will be observed that the counter 5 serves tocompletely cover the seam 3 at the heel portion of the shoe so that thisseam will not come in contact with the heel of the wearer of the shoeand render the shoe uncomfortable. At the same time the counter servesto stiften the heel portion of the upper and prevent sagging or collapseof the same.

In that form of the invention shown in Figs. 3 and l of the drawings,the upper, sole and insole are indicated by the same reference numeralsas in Figs. 1 and 2 but in this form of the invention the counter, whichis indicated by the numeral 9, does not have its lower marginal portionturned in to lie between the two soles, but on the other hand, its loweredge terminates at the seam 3. The counter in this form of theinvention, however, is provided with a lining which is indicated by thenumeral 10 and which is i preferably of substantially the same shape ormarginal outlines asthe said counter and may be' of thin leather or` anyother suitable material and this lining has its lower marginal portionprovided with-two or any desirednumber of V-shaped incisions as inthecase of the marginal poi`- tion of the counter 5 in Figs. 1` and 2 ofthe drawings and turned in to lie between the soles 2 and 4. In thisform of the invention the counter 9 serves to stiii'en the heel portionof the upper and prevent its collapse and the lining 10 serves not onlyto render the shoe more comfortable as it prevents direct contact withthe counter, but also serves to cover the seam 3 in the same manner asdoes the counter 5 in the pre viously described form of the invention.

It will be understood that in one sense of the word the lining l0constitutes a stiliening element for the heel and that, there-Aillustrated and described it may be said that'the heel' portion of theupper of the shoe is -provided interiorly with a stiifening elementhaving its lower marginal portion turned vin to lie between the sole andinsole of the shoe so as to cover the seam uniting the upper to thesole.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

A shoe comprising an upper, a solo united to the upper by a seamextending along the margin of thepsole, an insole, and a member fittedwithin the heel portion of the said upper and constituting a means forstiiiening the heel portion of the upper and having its lower marginalportion turned in to lie between the said sole and insole in positioncovering the. said Seam.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

JOHN A'. NORDLOH. [Ls] Copies of this patent may be obtained for iv'ecents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. C.

